Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-06
AN EASY SESSION.
Council Gets Through Its Light Busi-
hess in Tolerably Short Order
Last Night.
The Council Disposed TO find Fault with
the Tax Conmissio on-The Levy
Don't Go-Oihrr city
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| City council met last (TueSdayl evening
lin regular session. Ab>enL MesSrs. Me
Kenna, Michael. Netts and the president
In the absence of both the president and
vice president Mr.. Blee was called to the
chair and presided during the evening with
force and dignity.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
By the clerk-A certified copy "f the
tax levy as fixed by the Tax commission.
Referred. simply as piece of humor, Ia
the finance committee. Also, bids for
Referred.
The clerk also presented the report of the
city weighmasteT for June, showing total
receipts, 20; eity's part. $500. Placed
on file.
The city engineer. in accordance with a
resolution instructing him to submit esti-
mate Of cost of extending Taylor street
sewer 10 York street. reported as follows:
4l6 feet of lS-inch pipe at $3.50 per foot.
1924: 20 feet of II inch pipe at 81 per foot.
Il
catch-basins at $50 each. $50: ten inch
slants at 60 cents each. SO; total, S79O.
The said sewer extension is altogether for
public purposes, viz. To drain surface wa
ter from York and Summer streets accumu-
lated by existing grades on the streets. Re
ferred.
A petition was presented from l.. II.
IorenZ and nine others, asking to have the
resolution rescinded which requires abut-
ting property-Owners TO boulder Grape Vine
alley. Referred.
Also a petition from Joseph Jones and
eight Others. asking 10 have remitted the
fine of S5.25 imposed by Judge Young
against }. L. Sales. on the grounds that the
latter is man of honesty. industry and in
tegrity. Referred.
The following pay ordinances were
passed: Central Union Telephone Co.
rent of telephones, SlS4; J. Leuty's Sons.
meat for station house, $50. lG; Springfeldcr
Journal. advertising, s52.a0; Buckeye
Printing Co., blanks, 81; J. l.. Shewalter.
service as clerk for tax commission, S25;
John q. Grapes, cleaning out well at sta
ton honse, 81: Street Commissioner VIII
liams. pay of street hands, sl,ls4. 15:
Springfield Gas Light and Coke Company.
81. .295.Is; Armstrong Bros, crossing
i wv. co. w "SNi pi''''
SS94l: Nicholas Kriegbaum, bread for
station house. S2I.ss; James ID. Good,
Superintendent of chain gang, $50; George
Armstrong. hose, 5000; John &. Arthur,
hose. Sls0
BY Mr.. Funk-commtte- on city I'M
provements, resolution accepting the bid Of
Patrick Doolan for putting IN All iron
iculpert at Limestone and North streets,
the same being "a cents a foot, bidder To
furnish all the msteriai except the covers.
Adopted.
Same presented resolution discharglng
NJ. Hears as superintendent OF the Factory
street bridge and that the work be contin-
ued under the direction OF the committee
on city improvements. Adopted.
| BY Mr. Smith. from street committee
report in favor OF accepting the plat OF lots
laid out by ). A. Bowman, on Ferncllf
avenue. subject to the usual conditions.
By Mr. Fried-a resolution directing the
committee on public buildings to examine
the town clcck. ON the First Presbyterian
steeple, and report aS 10 cost and practical
bility OF repairing it, Referred.
Mr.. Fined stated that he had understood
the clock Ia be in an unsafe condition and
liable 10 fall at any time. Mr.. Miller said
he understood from amember of the church
llidi ttt tluitii Ntuiu Haht fi'pooitIph
Ia council in regard Ia the clock.
| An ordinance accepting the plat OF lots
laid out by s. A. Bowman was read first
time. Under suspension of rules it was
read second and third times and adopted.
The ordinance {" vacate the alley be
tween High and Washington streets. from
Market space 10 Center street, and also
80 feet of Walnut alley lying on
other side Of same, was read second time.
The ordinance liking the tax levy was
read the third time. Mr.. Blee stated that
IL he voted for the ordinance 1t was con
trary 10 his wishes, as he did not think it
allowed enough money for the various
needs of council.
Mr.. Funk suggested the daring project of
defeating the ordinance, urging that some
means would present itself by which the
dilemma could be gotten out Of.
| When put on its hnal passage. Green and
Haniks were the only alternatives, the
twelve Others voting nay.
The ordinance was then referred back to
the finance committee, which was directed
confer with the tax commission and see
what could De done.
| The following ordinances were passed:
tering trough for horses at Limestone and